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SELCA
is a chapter of the
United States Lactation Consultant Association
(USLCA).
USLCA
is the national affiliate of the
International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA).
Membership in USLCA is bundled with membership
in ILCA. The national affiliate can concentrate energy and funding on
issues pertinent only to USA based IBCLC's
ILCA
is the professional association for International Board Certified Lactation
Consultants (IBCLCs) and other health care professionals who care for
breastfeeding families. ILCA is a
non-governmental organization (NGO) with UNICEF and the World Health
Organization (WHO). ILCA provides official representatives to many
organizations, including the World Health Assembly, Codex Alimentarius, Food and
Agriculture Organization, International Board of Lactation Consultant
Examiners, Inc., World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), United Nations
and the World Forum for Early Child Care and Education
.
ILCA has more than 4,000 members from 50 nations, and includes a wide variety of
health professionals, including IBCLCs, midwives, nurses, physicians and medical
practitioners, childbirth educators, dietitians, and many more. ILCA members are
also maternal and infant health advocates, public health specialists, and
volunteer support counselors. ILCA networks with more than 50 local, regional,
national, and international lactation affiliate groups worldwide.
Click
here
to join ILCA now!
ILCA publishes
the Journal of Human Lactation (JHL). The JHL includes research articles
as well as reviews of books and audiovisual marterials. The JHL is
published quarterly.

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